Comparison

Time vs KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Time

Record actual time spent on activities and schedule future events. Store detailed information like tasks, projects, and billing rates. Export your time records to HTML for easy saving or printing. The app works offline and learns your input over time.

Highlights
  • Record actual time spent
  • Schedule upcoming time events
  • Store detailed activity information
  • Group time records by various options
  • Export time records to HTML
  • Offline functionality
Features
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This app caters to your time-keeping and time-recording needs. You can record actual time spent on various activities and also schedule upcoming time events. For each time record you store the basic information of Start Date-Time, End Date-Time, Duration, Task done, Regular/Overtime task. Also you can store a lot of optional information like Project, Job, Costcenter, Customer, Partner, Short narration of task, Billable-NonBillable-Personal, Billing Rate, Billing Value. The time records displayed for the chosen dates can be grouped by a variety of grouping options. You have got an option to export the time records for a chosen date range to a HTML file which can be saved or printed. The app learns and saves the details as you type them. You can also add / edit / delete those elements manually through settings. The settings also allow you to format dates and times as desired. This app can work completely offline.

About

KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget

Organize your daily lists, bookkeeping, journaling, and notes with this intuitive application. It offers a multi-color theme and seamless syncing across your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Daily lists
  • Bookkeeping
  • Journaling
  • Note-taking
  • iCloud syncing
  • Multi-color themes
Features
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KeepNote brings your lists, budget and notes together in one calm, private app — no account required, no ads, no tracking. LISTS & REMINDERS • Quick to-dos with subtasks, due dates and reminders • Group them into folders that fit the way you work • Pin what matters to the top BOOKKEEPING • Track income and expenses, with sub-entries inside each record • Folders and tags keep months of records tidy • See totals per folder, per tag and per period NOTES • Rich-text notes with checklists, images and drawings • Attach a note to a task or a ledger entry — keep the context together • Search across everything NEW IN 2.6.0 • Home Screen widget — see today's tasks without opening the app • Smoother offline behaviour and a faster, quieter sync BUILT TO LAST • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac • Face ID / Touch ID lock • Light and dark appearance, with a choice of card materials • 12 languages: English, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 日本語, 한국어, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, Bahasa Melayu, ไทย, Türkçe, Tiếng Việt • Core features free forever — KeepNote Plus is entirely optional PRIVACY Your data lives in your own iCloud account. We don't run ads, we don't sell data, and we don't operate a server that reads your notes. Privacy policy: https://www.keepnote.host/privacy Questions, bugs or ideas? We read everything — write to us from inside the app.

Screenshots

Time4 screens
KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Time at 5.0 against KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget's 4.0. Time also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Time asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Time holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time ships an update every 6 months, KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 3 level
Time versus KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeKeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMIIN Ltd荣彬 谢

Customer experience

Time

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Time

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget

Subscriptions2
  • KeepNote VIP$0.991 Month
  • KeepNote VIP$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • KeepNote Plus$24.99

Questions

Is Time free?
Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget free?
KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Time or KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget?
Time is rated higher. Time averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Time or KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget have ads?
Time shows ads; KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget does not.
Which is updated more often, Time or KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget?
Time ships an update every 6 months, and KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget fortnightly. Most recently, Time was updated on October 29, 2026 and KeepNote Lists, Notes, Budget on October 27, 2026.

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